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HONGIONG, OCTOBER 2515, 1912.

It is very gratifying to be able to record that the Hongkong University, which is now in full working order, has started on its career under most encouraging circum stances As we all watched with deep interest the erection of the magnificent pile of buildings, there have been many who wondered whether those for whom the general scheme of the University was devised would, at first, appreciate the in. estimable value of higher education. We are glad to know that all doubts in this respect have vapished like a morning mist before the summer sun. The University is already

a success beyond the dreams of its most

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 1912,

onginesca is recognised in China. Mr. TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS.

Juan, China's best known railway engineer, who received his training in scientific work abroad and who laid the Kajgan line and is wow engineer-in-chief of the Kwangtung section of the Canton-Hankow Railway, nt present under construction, never loses an opportunity of p

proclaiming China's need of engineers. There is already, he saya, a de- mand for hundreds of technically-trained Chinese engineers, and the demand cannot be met.. It is apparent to everybody that this demand will steadily increase, and it is safe to guarantee that those who first upply it will have exceptional opportunities for lucrative and brilliant enrears. For the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]

THE BALKAN WAR.

TURKS SEVERELY PRESSED.

LONDON, October 24th.

It is officially announced at Sofia that in Monday's fighting at Kadikeni, near Mustafa Pasha, the Turks lost 75 killed, 64 prisoners, and 5-machine guns.

SERVIANS ENTER PRISHTINA. The Servians entered Prishtina on

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, October 24th.

IN CHIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (Hos. Mr. RESB DAVIES, K.C.)

FOOD RIOTS IN BERLIN.

LONDON, October 24th. Router's correspondent at Berlin tele-! graphs that neat riots broke out in thefoloniously murdering Maya Dad in the

Sarfaraz Khan was charged

city in consequence of the refusal of the butchers, on

account of inadequate pro- fit, to sell Russian meat imported by the municipality under concessions granted by the Prussian Government last month, ordes of infuristed women stormed the

ANOTHER MURDEN CHARGE.

New Territory.

with

Mr. J. H. Kemp, Crown Solicitor) The Attorney-General (instructed by prosecuted, and Mr. R. E. Belilios de- fonded.

The jury were :-Messrs. L. J. Black burn (foreman), J. M. F. Basto, W. Anderson, O. T. Ellis, A. A. Alves, H. - Beyer, and E. K. Miller,

Prisoners pleaded “not guilty" to both charges.

His Lordship intimated to the unsworn jurors that they would be discharged

moved that the indictment be quashed, until Monday morning at ten o'clock.

At the beginning of the case Mr. Jenkin

felony and misdemeanour,

as it could not contain counts both for

Mr. Alabaster-In this Colony ? Mr. Jenkin-Oh! I don't know about thut.

Mr. Belilios pleaded not guilty, but his Lordship said that accused must plead of Ordinance 9, of 1899, and Mr. Jenkin Mr. Alabaster referred to Section 19,

next ten years, at least, every one of the Wednesday afternoon, after hard fighting. Stalls, trampled the meat on sale unier himself. On being asked according to the said he saw the practice was different.

Router's Belgrade correspondent wires that the Servians have captured the town of Novibazar, preceded by three days' desperate fighting, the Turks holding strongly fortified positions. One hundred and eighty more wounded arrived at Bel-

foot, or looted it. The police were culled cut and cleared the markets. The women

vicinity. then proceeded to loot the shops in the

usual form, accused pleaded guilty.

Mr. Belilios said he thought the accused failed to understand, and his Lordship intimated that he would accept the advocate's plea.

graduates of the Hongkong University who go out to do the practical work of develop ing China will have the opportunity to create for himself a fine career and reputa- tion, and at the same time be honoured for his patriotism. Technical men in Europe and America may well envy the opportuni ties which lie before the graduates of the University in the great virgin territory grade Hospital, and were greeted by INDEX OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SOUTHF A. B. Bierling, Albert Kahr, and F.

in China which the new Government is so enger to see opened up. We in Hongkong, who have watched the idea of a University ao rapidly grow into an accomplished fact may be allowed a little pardonable prido when we find hopes so amply fulfilled and a great future for the University assured from the first day when it opened its lecture rooms to students. Our thoughts are especially directed to this subject by the deeply regretted death of Mr. J. H. Scort, the senior partner of the firm of BUTTERFIELD & Swine; to whom we owe so much for the substantial encouragement he gave to the

cheering crowds.

BIG BATTLE BETWEEN GREEKS

AND TURKS.

It is officially announced at Athens that a big battle has been fought near Scrfidje, resulting in the retreat of 22 Turkish battalions and six batteries. A general pursuit by the Greeks has been ordered.

LATER.

Reuter's correspondent at Athens says that it is officially announced that the Greeks have captured Serfidje and

In opening the case, Mr. Alabaster gaid that the first prisoner was the cofswain of a launch belonging to Alfred Holt & Co., called the Aralus, and the second The jury comprised the following: prisoner was the engineer of the sama BRAZIL'S REMARKABLE GROWTH. Messrs. A. Wealj (foreman), A. A. Boul-launch Holt & Co. conled their own ton, E. J. Chapman, D. G. M. Bernard, launches, and the evidence they would find was circumstantial, but it was not neces sarily weak from that fact. If tho

AMERICA.

The British Consular report dealing with the recent growth in population and industries of the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo once more calls attention to the the continent to the south.

rapid development which is going on in

Reichmarm:

The Attorney-General described the bunkers of the launch were filled-they case as one of the gravest import. It was

would hold six tons and a hable over. a case in which a soldier was charged She was coaled on August 28th and tons with shooting another soldier.

The flewt. 21lbs. were put in the bankera, circumstances under which this alleged which, with that already in the bunkers, Today it is estimated at 380,990, and The accused and the deceased both belong three days, whilst she was out, she sbould Ten years ago the population of Sao crime took place were, briefly, as follows: unde about six tons. During the next Panlo was only a little above 100,000, within fifteen years it is expected to reached to a detachment of the 126th Balu-have consumed, according to the time she 1,000,000. A magnificent opera-house has chistan Infantry, who were stationed at been built by the city, and the oid 'cathe a place somewhere out in the New ewt. 4lbs. During that period consider- was under steam, 2,468 pounds, or 1 tou dral, built at a cost of about $1,000,000, erected that will rank with the finest in night of 28th September the little camp is about to be pulled down and a new one Territory, called Sha Kong Min. On the ably more coal disappeared-in fact there the world.

was missing, allowing for the consump- seemed to have retired to rest, and late tion, 2 tons 14ewf, 108lbs. at least, taking in the evening the occurrence took place all figures in the prisoners' favour.

It has been a habit with a good many republics as opera-bouffe affairs.

A

scheme. It may be remembered that it occupied the bridge over the River Aliak. People to think of the South American which was the subject of the charge. I watchman would tell them that about 4

Dame with

was at first proposed to associate bis own the Chair of Engineering. but, at his own suggestion, the firm me "Taikoo " was substituted. No one foresaw more clearly than he did the great importance which is destined speedily

mon, thus cutting off the Turks retreat They captured 22 field guns and a large number of prisoners.

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THE BULGARIAN OPERATIONS. It is reported from Sofia that there

to attach to the technical branch of the has been desperate fighting along the

Some

were

Не

of them undoubtedly are, such as Para No one, as far as h(the learned o'clock on the morning of the Sat August republics of Central America, with their shot fired which was alleged to have returned. The prisoners were on board, guay and Uruguay, and, of course, the Attorney-General) knew, getually saw the the launch went out without lights, and revolutions and uprisings, cannot be taken very seriously. But South America killed the deceased, but what did happen and they were taken into custody, and the as a whole has for some years being was that the men in the camp undergoing a development that is nothing

coal on board was measured up, and the less than remarkable. way, and the great advance in political awakening a man with a bayonet fixed asked the jury to believe that during that In this develop awakened by the sound of a shot. The bunkers contained 2 tons 5ewt, and sho ment Brazil and Argentina have led the Subadar, a native officer, saw on his should have had two tons more.

in his rifle, and this man shot at the early morning trip in the darkness tha and financial st bility and, in commercial have a profound and permanent effect Subadar, but luckily missed him. upon the future of all Latin America.

The coal was handed over by the prisoners A striking feature of the progress of

Subadur immediately grappled with him, to somebody else. It was found that on Sao Paulo within recent years is ted by and threw him down, receiving a wound the launch there was coal on top of the he asserts, there existed practically no in-officers and Sepoys came up, and it was boilers above the engine. Cealing the the British Cansul. Twenty years ago, from the bayonet in the skull. Other engines and skylight and on top of the dustries there. To-day there are more

University's work, and, as we have remark-whole line from Kirk Kilisseb to Novi-prosperity in those countries promises to

ed, it is the Engineering course which at the bazar.

very beginning of the University's career has appealed most strongly to the first students.

A man from Hok Un was admitted to hospital on Wednesday suffering from injuries which he is said to have received at the hands of five men.

We are asked to mention that from Sunday next there will be in St. Joseph's Church two divine services instead of un only, the first at 9 o'clock a.m. and

Accond at 10 a..

The Turks everywhere were driven

from

their positions. The Bulgarians are pressing on Adrianople on every side.

A

Turkish column made a sortie to the cust of Adrianople and was annihilated.

The Bulgarians have reached Arda, to the westward of the city (Adrianople 1). The Turks fled in disorder, leaving 160 killed and prisoners.

The Bulgariaus have also captured several positions to the north-east, after e fierce struggle ending in the flight of

A Portuguese clerk employed by Mesars. Lowe Bingham, & Matthews the Turks disheartened. gave an office coolie $210 and a postal order for 93.77 to deliver. The coolie cashed the order and disappeared with

the money.

A very successful full-dress rehearsal of A Pair of Spectacles" took place last night. The play is capitally staged, and patrons of the Theatre to-night and to- morrow can be assured of a most enjoy. able evening.

An engagement has been announced between the Rev. 8. W. Payne, formerly Assistant Chaplain, St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, and how of St. Mary's Church, Taunton, to Miss Eileen Bently, of Taunton, Somerset.

The Japanese South Sea Mail Steam ship Co. (the Nanyo Yusen Kumi) announce the dispatch of their hirst steamer from Hongkong on the 7th prox. for Singapore, Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya. Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., are the Hongkong agents.

LATER.

The Bulgarian artillery are ΠΟΛΥ heavily bombarding Adrianople. Already two outer forts have been captured.

At Constantinople it is announced that there was heavy fighting ali Wednesday between Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh Both sides were showing the utmost bravery and determination. No decisive result was expected before Thursday evening.

FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

LONDON, October 24th. Reuter's New York correspondent wires that the Mexican Federals recaptured Vera Cruz, which was seized by the rebels under General Diaz,, a nephew of the former President, almost without opposi tion. General Diaz and his whole staff are prisoners.

The Mexican Government had pre- were viously concentrated a force around Vera the Cruz in preparation for the attack upon

Twe Sanitary Board coolies brought before Mr. Irving at Magistracy yesterday charged with reck- less conduct while in charge of a truck, the city, and 5,000 foreign residents and They allowed it to run over the foot of 10,000 non-combatants took wfuge on a coolic who was in charge of another boats in the harbour. that he could not appear yesterday and truck, and his injuries were so severe

the case was reimanded.

THE HOME RULE BILL.

LONDON, October 24th. Clause III of the Home Rule Bill,

The police have been informed by a sanguine sponsors. The total number of tourist named E. Strasburg, residing in providing religious safeguards, has been undergraduates in residence, we understand, the Hongkong Hotel, that

someone

is just over seventy. Of these there are, in entered his room during Wednesday adopted, with the aid of the "guillotine," the Medical Faculty, a number of students night by an open windows and stole a THE BRITISH INSURANCE. ACT. transferred from the College of Medicine letter of credit for £1,000, thirteen -students who can be regarded as doing cheques for $50 each, a purse containing second, third or

$40 gold, a card case, and some clothing.

LONDON, October 24th. fourth year work. The letter of credit and the cheques are House of Commons on Thursday that the Mr. Lloyd George announced. in the The majority of the first-year students not likely to be cashed, as the owner has Government had decided to grant an at the University have elected to be trained made the necessary communications to the additional £1,650,000 for medical benefit in Engineering Science. Indeed, one-half responsible parties, but the lost value of the total number of students of the the lost gold dollars and the other articles under the Insurance Act. This would University-including the number entering is put down at 2168.

raise the capitation grant to doctors to 7/ or 7/6:

from the College of Medicine are students.

HONGKONG WIRELESS TILE- GRAPHY STATION.

HOLLAND'S QUEEN.

in the technical subjects. That is only what we expected. Chine needs, above all else, at the present time, and will continue to need for very many years to

The Public Works Committee, at its

LONDON, October 24th. - come, meeting held on October 11th, agreed to engineers for waterworks, for the develop recommend that as the site of the pro-

Reuter's correspondent at The Hague ment of her mines, the extension of her posed wireless telegraphy station is to be telegraphs that an official bulletin states near Cape D'Aguilar, care should be railways and other modes of communica taken to establish efficient communication that Queen Wilhelmina has been indis tion, so that the trade of this great country between it and the City of Victoria, posed, and the prospect of a happy event can be effectively opened up. The need of sidered preferable for this purpose.

telegraphic communication being con-

is again frustrated,

in-

was

than 300 important factories, represent- found that the man with the rifle was launch in the ordinary way through the ing a combined capital of some $50,000,000 the accused man. The evidence that manhole. it would be impossible for coat. and which have a total output of a value would be placed before them of about 800,000,000 annually. the rapid growth of Brazil, however, there evidence of several officers and men who tested as to how much coal she used

Despite

the to get into these places. The launch was still remains & very large interior coun- corroborated the story of the Subadar. during trips. try which as yet has been only partially When the accused was caught he said— explored. The development of the re

Evidence was then called to bear t sources of this country will be a work when actually in the hands of his captors Counsel's opening statement. in it, but so far very few Americans have you are safe. There were two shots fired fraught with profit to those who engage words to this effect: "You are lucky turned their attention in that direction, at you. Maya Dad is dead." It was. In Brazil, as in Argentina, Chile, Peru and other South American lands, the in- pretty clear that, in all, this man fired vestaments of British capital in railways, three shots. His submission was that public works, banks and other enterprises with the first he killed the deceased, are enormous; those of Americans. of the entire trade of the country also is officers, and the third shot he fired when significant. A very considerable portion the second shot he fired at one of the in British hands. While British capital he was being grappled with by the is thus a very important factor in Brazi Subadar. On hearing what this man had Italy Sao Paulo, indeed, is more than deceased, and found him lying, appar lian development, immigration to the country is principally from Germany and said the men half peopled by Germans and Italians, ently dead, on his bed. He had been shot went to look for the

though the latter are speedily absorbed the course of a few years Portuguese in the arrival of a doctor, it was found that into the native population and become in through the body at short range, and, on language and manners.

Many things are possible in the vast life was extinct. They would probably and varied quarter of the world made up ask him to suggest as to why this crime by South America, and the present cen- was committed, but he was sorry to say tury will undoubtedly witness a process he could not. He knew of no reason, but of growth and evolution there the precise ferin of which cannot be at present with they must recollect that amongst these the Panama canal, which will bring the obscure. clearness foreseen, With the opening of natives the motives of crimes were very hoped that Americans will cultivate more two continents closer together, it is to be

Evidence was then called in than they have in the past the trade op- the prosecution. The Bubadar said that portunities which South American de- the accused and himself were on excellent cisco Chronicle. velopment is making-possible-San-Fran-

terms. Accused was a very good Sepoy, and never gave any trouble. He could suggest no motive for the accused's attack upon himself.

STORM WRECKS CITY OF CEBU.

400 PERSONS DIE AND TENS OF THOUSANDS

ARE HOMELESS PROPERTY DAMAGE

ESTIMATED AT FROM FIVE TO TEN MILLION PESOS.

Four hundred people dead, 100 of them in the city of Cebu, at least five million pesos worth of damage done, 'dozens of vessels sunk along the coast and in Cebu harbour itself, Warwick barracks damaged, thousands of houses destroyed, Army and Government property ruined, tens of thousands homeless, among them

many Americans, a city hospital destroy- ed and its patients transported through the driving rain and hurricane winds to the safety of railroad cars,

These, says the Manila Times, are the barest outlines of the tremendous typhoon which swept the island of Cebu on

Manila on the 19th inst. The telegrama Wednesday, the 16th inst., according to fragmentary telegrams which reached

tion with Cebu is still interrupted. were put aboard a steamer leaving Cebu and sent from Calbayog, as communica-

The extra hand they had hired to assist

support of

Another native officer stated that they did not know who was captured until they turned bis face to the moon, and they then saw it was the accused. He said: You people's luck is good. Gu and see Maya Dad."

A Lance-Corporal deposed that he was awakened by a noïse like a stone falling

into water.

The Attorney-General-I do not exactly follow that-what do you mean?

His Lordship-It is very descriptive, is

it not?

Witness, continuing, said the noise was like "dup." He heard a second nolar shortly afterwards.

The case was adjourned.

INMINAL JURISDICTOS. BEFORE HONOUR MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUIGNE JUDGE).

ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL Mak Fuk Tai and Wan Yung were indicted for the larceny of two tons of

UNITSITY OF HONGKONG, Mr. A. G. 'rren, B.Sc., has been appointed a lecture, in the Engineering Faculty of the University of Hongkong. Our readers will remember that in July last Professor C. A. M.-Smith, M.Sc., was appointed to the Taikoo Chair of Engi- neering in the University and arrived in

students at the beginning of the present Hongkong about six weeks ago. The University opened its doors - in the

the Engineering Department had not month, and, although the equipment of then been commenced, there were thirty- five Engineering students who passed the entrance examination and who now form the first year Engineers of the latest British University. It is interesting to record the fact that these Chiness Engi- neering students have come from many different parts and include some from Straits Settlements, Canton and Too- chow, etc.

Mr. Warren obtained a first-class bon- ours Engineering degree in the London University in 1908 and has published several pieces of research work dono during his career. He was a lecturer in the East London College and has been head of the Engineering Department of the Aston Manor Technical School, Birmingham, for the months. We think the University is to last eighteen be congratulated upon obtaining the services of Mr. Warren, who, to addition to his reputation for research work, has had considerable experience in lecturing. We may also expect that each month will apparatus in the University, and trust show a steady growth of experimentat that enterprising firms will help in the matter of the equipment of the new Engineering Laboratories which will enable them to advertizo to great advantage in the important market of the Far East..

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THE FUTURE OF CHINA. Concluding leading article on the first anniversary of the Republic, the Peking Daily Telegraph says:-

The question of recognition by the various Powers is only a minor one. We will labour and work unrecognized and misjudged by the world, till that great -day comes when the Great Powers awake to the fact that a greater and mightier one has come over them, the conqueror of

which he saw long ago, and we holieve it the World-China. Then will the great vision of the German Emperor be fulfilled- to be a prophetical vision-a nation from the East moving slowly, but steadily. towards the West. Under that on the Nations of Europe hold fast your most Kaiser wrote the warning s sacred goods."The 10th of October was a great day in China's annals There too far off when the Powera, the great Powers, will then as a minimum-dis appear in China's future greatness,

was enthusiastic, willing, cheerful, but Holt & Co., and also with converting to in the serving of the Mayoral banquet coal, value $16, the property of Alfred inexperienced.. Take care, you fool," their own use the two tons of con!, meant hissed the head waiter, in agonised: despair, you've got your thumb in the for the purpose of the said Alfred Holt & soup "That's all right, gavner," cried Co., on August 31st. last. the hircling cheerily, 'never you worl

Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. about me.

It ain't near as 'ot

J. H. Kemp, Crown Solicitor, and Mr. Hongkong story of the Chinese cook who Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & looks."

This is quite as good as the on his master remonstrating with him Master), prosecuted and Mr. F. will be a greater day set-perhaps not for wiping plates with a sock, replied: Jenkin

Maskee, master, this no b'long cleanAlmada), defended.

(instructed by Mr. Leo

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